Fin whales can reach a reported length of 27.3 m, but adults average 18.3-20 m in the Northern Hemisphere and 20.5-22 m in the Southern Hemisphere.
Fin whales have been listed as endangered since the early 1970s. Fin whales populations in the North Atlantic, however, now number 53,000, close to its historic size.
Fin whales have two pectoral fins and a dorsal fin.
No. Blue whales have mated with fin whales.
Yes, fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) are classified as Endangered.
In the summer fin whales migrate to cold waters and in the winter fin whales migrate to warm waters.
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the dorsal fin
There are estimated to be 3,000 fin whales off California, Oregon and Washington.
Fin Whales are hunted in Greenland with a limit of 19 per year.Collisions with ships are an additional major cause of Fin Whale mortality.
Fin whales have a distinctive coloration. The back and sides are dark grey to black with the belly being white and the lower jaw is always dark on the left side and white on the right side. Fin whales also have a long sleek, streamlined body shape with multiple grooves running lengthwise along the throat.
Male sperm whales, on average, are 16-18 meters long. This is 30-50% longer then females, who range from 12-14 meters from nose to tail. At birth, both make and female sperm whales are about 4 meters long (and 1,000 kilograms in weight!) These whales are huge animals!